Specialized Medical Centers

The Adrenal Center of Augusta University provides complete care for patients with all aspects of adrenal disease. Its multidisciplinary team consists of adrenal specialists from diverse disciplines including endocrinology, cardiology, radiology, surgery, pathology, and research. After same day laboratory and radiology evaluation, this multidisciplinary board reviews cases together to determine the best treatment plans for patients. The center provides adrenal vein sampling by experienced interventional radiologists, and safe surgical care by surgeons with expertise in robotic and laparoscopic surgery. The center also offers genetic counseling services to test for genetic disorders, and counsel patients and their families on their risks and which family members may need to be evaluated. Augusta University Adrenal Center physicians are part of a world-wide group of researchers (“A5”) who collaborate interactively on adrenal disorder and diseases. The group allows for collaboration between other centers across the world to advance research and future treatments for patients with adrenal disease.

Cedars-Sinai is a nonprofit academic healthcare organization serving the diverse Los Angeles community and beyond. The organization serves more than 1 million people each year in over 40 locations, with more than 4,500 physicians and nurses and 1,500 research projects in motion. The Hypertension Center in the Smidt Heart Institute of Cedars Sinai is applying a collaborative, multidisciplinary perspective to better diagnosis and treatment of patients with primary aldosteronism. This approach pulls together a premier team of experts in the fields of cardiology, endocrinology, interventional radiology and surgery, giving patients access to the kind of comprehensive care that can best address their needs. This comprehensive approach provides confirmatory testing, consultation, and both surgical and nonsurgical treatment options for patients.

Cleveland Clinic is one of the largest and most respected hospitals in the United States. Their mission is to provide better care of the sick, investigation into their problems, and further education of those who serve. The Endocrinology & Metabolism Institute (EMI) uniquely integrates both the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and the Department of Endocrine Surgery. Together, the physicians of EMI direct multidisciplinary centers and programs aimed at improving the care of endocrine conditions, including primary aldosteronism, across the health system.

The mission of the Columbia University Adrenal Center is to provide compassionate and comprehensive care in one location to patients with adrenal disorders. As an integral part of the Columbia University Medical Center, they are able to bring together some of the finest physicians in the world. For each patient, their team of radiologists, endocrinologists, nephrologists, geneticists, cardiologists, and endocrine surgeons work together to plan the optimal course of treatment for the specific disorder and its effects on the rest of the body. Their center is among the few select programs in the U.S. that offer complete multidisciplinary care to adrenal patients. In addition to state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment including PET and MIBG scanners, the center also has a dedicated endovascular facility.

The General University Hospital (VFN) in Prague is an important medical facility and one of the largest hospitals in the Czech Republic. The General University Hospital is a selected medical, educational and research facility designated by the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic. It closely cooperates not only with the 1st Faculty of Medicine of Charles University, but also with other universities, and thus creates a large base of diagnostic and therapeutic care as well as science and research. In addition to providing health care, the General University Hospital is the main teaching base of the First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University in Prague, and one of the most important scientific workplaces in the field of therapeutic and diagnostic methods in the Czech Republic. The hospital has the longest tradition of academic medicine in the Czech Republic, and since its foundation in 1790 to the present, it is the largest research medical institution in the Czech Republic.

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust spans the Hammersmith, Charing Cross and St Mary’s Teaching Hospitals in London. These are among the top-ranking teaching hospitals in the UK. Patients, including those with PA, are referred to their specialist endocrinology, radiology and endocrine surgery services from all over the UK and overseas. The NHS Hospitals and Consultants are linked to Imperial College London, which is renowned for its award-winning research programs and forms the core of the North West Thames specialist registrar training program. The Hammersmith Hospital is home to the UK’s original and highest volume Department of Endocrine & Thyroid Surgery and hosts the dedicated Adrenal Multidisciplinary Team meeting for the North West London region at which patients with any adrenal pathology, including PA, are reviewed by their specialist team. Their adrenal MDT team comprises endocrinologists, biomedical scientists, radiologists, surgeons and pathologists, all of whom have expertise and experience in diagnosing and treating patients with PA.